GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
The meaning of the word elliptical is elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aloof | apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| remiss | negligent; careless about a duty |
| assent | agree; accept; N. assessment |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| categorical | without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute |
| lagoon | shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
